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Time magazine called him “America’s Best Preacher,” and there are thousands of listeners across America who wouldn’t disagree. After building a strong church in South Charleston, West Virginia, T.D. Jakes led 50 families from that church to Dallas to create The Potter’s House, which within five years grew to more than 28,000 members. Today Bishop … Continue reading “Preaching To Mend Broken Lives: An Interview With T.D. Jakes”

“Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure. ” – Dwight Moody “There has never been a spiritual awakening in any country or locality that did not begin in united prayer. ” – A. T. Pierson Just days before he was supposed to move to Kentucky and join our staff, Kyle … Continue reading “When You’re In Trouble, Pray!”

(Just click any highlighted title to find out more information or to order from Amazon.com) Theyear 2003 will go down as the era when teenage girls had their choice of reading materials: Seventeen, YM, Teen Vogue, or the New Testament. Revolve (Thomas Nelson) is a New Testament in the garb of a girl’s teen magazine, … Continue reading “Annual Survey Of Bibles And Bible Reference”

Fifteen years ago (Nov-Dec 1988), Preaching featured an interview with William L. Self, then pastor of Atlanta’s Wieuca Road Baptist Church. (It was the third interview we ever published, following earlier interviews with David Allen Hubbard and Fred Craddock. In the 1988 interview, Self talked about “preaching to Joe Secular.” Before many preachers had heard … Continue reading “Still Preaching To Joe Secular: An Interview With William L. Self”

I once heard a corporate leader state the following principle of the business world: “Your system is perfectly designed to produce the results you’re getting.” He elaborated by saying that if someone is manufacturing cars, and every third car rolls off the assembly line missing a right front fender, the system is perfectly designed to … Continue reading “The Mechanics Of Sermon Planning”

Matthew 11: 15, 13: 9,43; Rev: 2.7 Abstract: This plea echoes in the aural/oral culture of the New Testament. How much more urgently it must be attended to today. With reference to Trinitarian theology of the preaching event this paper will concentrate on the critical need to restore godly listening and participation. Some steps for … Continue reading ““Let Anyone With Ears To Hear, Listen””

Along with our annual round-up of the top Christian albums, this year we decided to offer up our choices for the best Christian audio products made for the younger set. We concentrated on releases aimed at elementary school and younger, because by the time kids get up to middle school years, they generally prefer the … Continue reading “The Best Christian Children’s Albums of 2004”

Like all of Christian music, worship is a diverse genre. Some albums are designed for use in congregational settings, others for seeker-friendly audiences or personal times of worship. Yet while these albums—and artists—approach things differently, they all ultimately serve the same purpose of glorifying our Creator. Because of this diversity, we don’t ranked our annual … Continue reading “Favorite Worship Albums of 2004”

Many Christian record labels have struggled in 2004, downsizing their staffs, outsourcing publicity work, and cutting their artist rosters—all making it more difficult to break new talent to Christian radio stations and stores.Yet it also sets up a perfect opportunity for independent artists. Record labels are always searching for established talents that are successful in … Continue reading “Ten Independent Artists You Should Know (Fall 2004)”

Welcome to our fifth semi-annual independent artist spotlight. The music industry continues to come to grips with technological advances like digital file sharing and cost-effective recording gear. In some ways, it makes it harder to find longevity as an artist with a recording contract. In other ways, it’s easier than ever for an indie artist … Continue reading “Ten Independent Artists You Should Know (Spring 2004)”